boon

英 [buːn]

美 [buːn]

n.  非常有用的东西; 益处

复数：boons　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11528 / COCA.11451

牛津词典

noun

• 非常有用的东西；益处
  something that is very helpful and makes life easier for you
  1. The new software will prove a boon to Internet users.
     这种新软件将会对互联网用户大有益处。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 给生活带来方便的事物
  You can describe something as aboonwhen it makes life better or easier for someone.
  1. It is for this reason that television proves such a boon to so many people...
     就是因为这个原因，电视才会给这么多人带来如此大的便利。
  2. This battery booster is a boon for photographers.
     这种电池充电器是摄影工作者的好帮手。

英英释义

noun

• a desirable state
  1. enjoy the blessings of peace
  2. a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors
  Synonym:blessing

adj

• very close and convivial
  1. boon companions

双语例句

• Gough Whitlam's 1971 visit to China helped build economic ties that have been a boon for Australia.
  高夫·惠特拉姆1971年的中国访问帮助澳大利亚和中国建立了经济纽带，使澳大利亚从中得到了实惠。
• At last Hook had got the boon for which he craved.
  胡克总算得到了他渴望的酬报。
• The expansion of free markets has indeed been a boon to Africa.
  自由市场的扩张的确为非洲带来了好处。
• Her friendship is a real boon to me.
  她的友情是对我的回报。
• Meantime, China's trading partners have the boon of cheap goods and low inflation.
  与此同时，中国的贸易伙伴获得了廉价货物和低通胀的好处。
• Low-cost Chinese imports have been a boon to European consumers, retailers and producers.
  低成本的中国进口产品给欧洲消费者、零售商和生产商带来了实惠。
• Cromwell secured the boon by the timely present of some choice sweetmeats to Pope Julius II.
  他不失时机地对教皇朱利乌斯二世甜言蜜语、巧言令色，确保了这一恩惠的获得。
• The design-patterns movement has been a tremendous boon to the software development world because it supplies nomenclature and exemplars.
  设计模式由于提供了命名法和大量范例而为软件开发界带来了巨大的帮助。
• It also has been a boon to American exporters because their goods become cheaper for customers abroad.
  它对美国出口商也是个好消息，因为它们的产品在海外的售价降低了。
• Do you find this dictionary a boon?
  你发现这本字典有用吗？